by Steve Reeves Everybody has faith in something. Even an atheist has faith in his own reason. Hebrews 11:30 says, “By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.” Hindering Faith So . . . what’s holding you back? What’s your Jericho? Jericho was the oldest city […]
The Lesson and Life for June 19, 2011
by Steve Reeves The city of Jericho was protected by a great wall. Inside the walls of Jericho lived a woman named Rahab who was used by God to protect his people. Rahab was a prostitute. With her help the spies of Joshua were able to go undetected and obtain vital data in order to […]
The Lesson and Life for June 12, 2011
by Steve Reeves Twenty seven years ago my wife gave birth in a hallway between the labor and the delivery rooms. Birth is a time of transition. That baby born in 1984 is now serving in full-time ministry with the same congregation I serve. In Joshua 1, Moses’ leadership gives way to the leadership of […]
The Lesson and Life for January 16
by Byron Davis Two suspicious packages were found on U.S. bound cargo flights from Yemen, triggering searches of other cargo flights that had landed in the U.S. and prompting an investigation into whether al-Qaida was behind a new terror plot. Another news headline during this same period stated, “Suicide Bomber Kills 11 North of Baghdad.” […]
The Lesson and Life for January 9
by Byron Davis It seems lately I have been bumping into men who are believers, but have found themselves in a dark place. Recently five different men have reached out to me while wrestling with serious issues. Some of the issues were brought on by pride and disobedience; others, only God knows. I had no […]